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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Do you know of any current books, not backlisted, where the publisher doesn't have an electronic copy of the book? This conversation started discussing backlisted books. Many of the "rights in purgatory" stories that I've read from various authors can be traced to the original publisher/imprint going belly up. I've seen stories where the contract passes hands three or four times.
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While we're on the topic of electronic copies, I know of at least one book where the publisher had to
buy an ex-library copy and scan it.